International PhD Scholarships in Neuroscience at Aix-Marseille University

Aix-Marseille University is delighted to announce a doctoral scholarship for scholars from any countries. This scholarship is aimed to support students undertaking PhD degree in the field of integrative and clinical neurosciences. This year, there three awards available, each of those covers a monthly salary  which is tenable for maximum three years. The application deadline is 26 May 2017.

Scholarship Description
This year, PhD program in Integrative and Clinical Neurosciences will grant three PhD scholarships to excellent Master graduates from top-ranked non-French universities. Twenty research projects of excellence from AMU laboratories have been selected by the board of the PhD program. Applicants will have to select and rank two out of these research projects and will motivate the reasons of their choice. The selection committee will shortlist 10 students that will be individually interviewed early July.

Award Value
Each of the winners of this scholarship may expect to receive monthly salary for three years.

Level and Area of Studies
PhD degree in the field of integrative and clinical neurosciences.

Place of Study
At Aix-Marseille University, France

Eligibility and Criteria
The scholarships are open to high performing Master graduates from top ranked non-French universities (or any equivalent diploma authorizing them to enroll in a PhD program).

Applicants’ Nationality
There is no nationality restriction.

Application Instruction
To apply, the following documents must be sent electronically to edsvs-neuroscience-phd-program@atuniv-amu.fr :
– a resume,
– a half-page document highlighting the adequacy between the applicant’s background
– two elected research projects (see the list of Research projects)
– a letter of motivation,
– two letters of recommendation

Submission Deadline
26 May 2017

Website and Application Link